126 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: UNHCR
TRIPOLI, Dec 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees (UNHCR) said that 126 illegal immigrants were rescuedand returned…
Update: Super cyclone levels Fiji villages
SUVA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Super cyclone Yasa flattened entirevillages as it tore through Fiji, aid agencies said Friday, with…
Sec of State Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US diplomat Mike Pompeo has assured his Turkish counterpart that American sanctions imposed on…
Covid-19: European leaders in self-quarantine after contact with French Pres Macron who tests positive for covid
European Council president Charles Michel, French president Emmanuel Macron, OECD secretary general Angel Gurria, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez and…
Covid-19: International tourist arrivals fall by 72 pct in first 10 months, says UNWTO
Tourists at Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, capital of Kenya MADRID, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations World Tourism…
Covid-19: Aussie cluster grows to 28, border restrictions reintroduced
SYDNEY, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Australian city of Sydney grew to 28 on Friday,…
Middle-east roundup: Saudi Arabia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Turkey sees highest daily death toll of 243
Labourers, wearing protective face masks, disinfect the front of a restaurant in Dubai’s marina CAIRO, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Saudi…
Doping: Russia banned from next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing
The Olympic rings inside the building of the Russian Olympic Committee in Moscow LAUSANNE, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will…
Cameron PM inaugurates country’s first-ever shopping mall
YAOUNDE, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first ever shopping mall…
Covid-19: Iran reports 7,453 new cases, 1,138,530 in total
A woman wearing a face mask crosses a street in Tehran TEHERAN, Dec 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran reported 7,453 new…